mamaga

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ baga.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamaˈɡaʔ/ [mɐ.mɐˈɣaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ma‧ga

Verb

mamagâ (complete namaga, progressive namamaga, contemplative mamamaga, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜄ)

  1. to swell; to inflame; to engorge
    • 2001, Antonio A. Hidalgo, Ang masayang mundo ni Nestor D.: maikling kuwento:
      Papahiran din niya ng espesyal na lason ang pako upang mamaga ang sugat ng magnanakaw at abutin siya ng dalawang buwan bago niya mapagaling ito. Ginamit daw ng U.S. Army ito kontra sa Viet Cong sa Vietnam. Mamimili rin siya ng ...
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Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mamaga
affix mang- / ᜋᜅ᜔
root word maga / ᜋᜄ
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜋᜄ
complete namaga / ᜈᜋᜄ
progressive namamaga / ᜈᜋᜋᜄ
contemplative mamamaga / ᜋᜋᜋᜄ
recently
complete
formal kapamamaga / ᜃᜉ ᜋᜋᜄ
informal kakapamaga / ᜃᜃᜉᜋᜄ
kapapamaga / ᜃᜉᜉᜋᜄ
imperative pamaga1 / ᜉ ᜋᜄ

1 Dialectal use only. Not used in Standard Tagalog.

Further reading

  • mamaga”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • maga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1158
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 680

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